Distributor



y 2, 1929- J. A. KENNEY DISTRIBUTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed May 1925 ATTORNEY J. A. KENNEY July :2, 1929.

DISTRIBUTOR Filed May 1925 2-Sheets-Sheet 2 M Xm Patented July 2,1929.

UNITED; STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

JOHN A. KENNEY, OF BURBA'NK, CA'LIFORNIA.

DISTRIBUTOR.

Application filed May 8,

. not desired on the road surface.

A further object is toprovide a wheeled/ body, such as a motor truck, with a chute" at the rear end thereof, through which material from the bod is delivered onto an endless apron and rom thence onto a directing member or board to the road surface, means being provided for regulating the outflow of the material from' the hopper, means being likewise provided for actuating I the apron on themovement of the conveyor stated objects and others which will appear in either direction and means being further rovided for rendering such motion impart mg means inoperative.

To the attainment of the above. broadly as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings which form part of this application- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheeled body, such as a motor truck, provided with the improvement, parts being in section.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof with parts broken away. 4

Figure '3 is a transverse sectional view showing the guide board. adjustably supported.

Figure 4 is a sectional view substantially similar to Figure 3 but taken above the guide board to disclose a manner in which the valve plate may be adjusted.

Figure 5 is a sectional view onthe line 55 of Fig. 4.

Figure 6 is an elevationof the hub ortion of a modified form'bf sprocket w eel which may be employed. v

Figure? is a section on the line 77 of Figure 6,

Preferably, my im rovement is detachably associated withthe ody of a truck or similar vehicle, although the same may remain a fixture thereon if desired. Also while my improvement is primarily designed for use. in road building and repairing it will be obvious, from the following description, that 1925. Serial No. 28,885.

the same may be also successfully employed as a manure or fertilizer distributor, and for other purposes.

Referring now to the drawings in detail,

the numeral 1 designates the body of a truck or like vehicle and 2 the rear or traction wheels thereof. The rear of the body 1 is 0 enand has attached thereto a chute 3. T e chute extends below the bottom of the truck body, and has its outer wall inclined inwardly. On the said inclined wall there is secured a plate 4, The plate, at desired lntervals, is provided with elongated slots 4 through which pass headed binding ele ments 4;", In this manner the plate 4 may be held adjusted on the chute, and the plate regulates the outflow I of crushed stone or gravel that is delivered through the chute onto a road bed. a

The inner wall 5 of the chute 3 has on its ends depending lrlnembers or plates 6 and 6' respectively. lates 66 are, provided with bearings or a shaft .7, while the plate 6 is provided withan additional bear-- ing for a shaft 8. The inner end of the shaft 8 is also rece ved in a bearing provided on a depending member 9 assoclated with the chute 3. On the shafts 7 and 8 there are, intermeshing gears 10 and 11, res ectively, the gear 10 being fixed on the sha' 7 while .the gear 11 is loose on the shaft 8., Opposite the gears 10 and 11, and on the shafts 7 and 8, there vare sprocket wheels'12 and 13, respectively. The sprocket wheel 12 is fixed on the shaft 7 but the sprocket wheel 13 is loose-on the shaft 8. The confronting faces of the wheels 12 and 13 have hubs formed with clutch teeth 14 and 15, respec tively. Movable on a spline or in a s lineway on the shaft 8 between the clutc surfaces 14 and 15 there is a slidable clutch member 16. This member is formed with a continuous peripheral groove for the forked end of a lever 1'1 that ispivoted on a bracket 18 which is secured on and extends outwardly from the plate 6.

The sprocket wheels 12 and 13 have trained therearound a chain 19,- and fixed on theshaft 8 there is a second sprocket wheel20. The spracket wheel 20 is disposed in a line with a sprocket wheel 21 that is fixed on one of the rear or drive wheels 2, and trainedaround the sprocket wheels 20 and 21 there is a chain 22..

Fixed on the shaft 7 there is a roller 23. Journaled in suitable bearings carried by board being in the supporting brackets 24, which are fixed on the plates 6 and 6', below the outlet mouth of the chute 3, there is a second roller 25. Trained around the rollers 23 and 25 there is an endless belt 26.

Fixed on the plates 6 and 6, below the endless belt or conveyor 26, there are outwardly directed arms 27 that have their ends inclined downwardly and outwardly with respect to the chute. On the angle ends of the arms 27 there is fixed a board 28, the said nature of a directing member.

When the slidable clutch 16 is in the position illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings, the vehicle may be propelled without delivering the material therefrom. When the lever 17 is swung to bring the clutch member 16 to engage the clutch surface 14 on thewheel 11, the said wheel will be locked to the shaft 8, and thereby cause the shaft 7 to turn and to impart motion to the roller 23 in the direction of the arrow A in Figure '1 of the drawings. When the device is brought to such position the truck 1 travels ahead, and the material from the chute 3 delivered onto the endless conveyor 26 will be deposted therefrom onto the guide board or plate 28 and from thence onto' the road bed. When the truck is to be backed the lever 7 is swung to bring the clutch element.

16 into engagement with the clutch surface 15 on the sprocket wheel 12. This causes the, sprocket wheel 13 to;turn in the direction of the arrow B in Figure 1, and causes the shaft 7 to travel in a reverse direction, or in the direction of the arrow A.- Thus the conveyor has its upper lead always moving outwardly, and it is thought the foregoin descriptlonwhen taken in connection wit the drawings will fully set forth the advantages as well as theoperation of my invention to those skilled inthe art to which such inventions relate.

It is, of course, to be understood that the improvement may be attached to the rear of anyordinary wheeled vehicle'or truck "and does not-necessarily provide the end of" I an open bodied-truck. In Figures 3 and 4 3. Also it is obvious that suitable means may be employed for supporting the upper the im'provementris disclosed attached to a .truck body whose end is closed by a gate or the like. .In this instance, the material is shoveled or otherwise directed into the chute lead of the endless delivery belt and also that a belt tightener may be employed.

In Figure 3 I have illustrated the manner in which. the material may be delivered at any desired angle laterally toward or away from the rear of the vehicle. The directing board 28 is pivotally supported on a bracket The lower outer endof'the board 28 has pivotally secured to its edges links 51. These links are telescopicallyreceived in abl dispense with the means for the valve plateis similar to that above described but the said plate, in this instance, has an outstanding lug 54 provided with a threaded opening. The threads in this opening are engaged by threads on a rod 55 supported for turning in a bracket 56 which is secured to the rear of the chute. The rod 55 has its upper or outer end cranked to provide a handle 57. It is obvious that when the bolts are loosened and the rod is turned that the late 4 may be moved toward or away from t e conveyor. 7

In some instances it may found desirable to permit free turning of the wheels 2 of the vehicle without influencing the mechanism comprising my improvement. To accomplish this I have illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings, an angular member 58 which is bolted or otherwise secured around the hub of the wheels 2. The member 58 has an outwardly centrally flared portion terminating in an angle flange 59. On-

is'the hub of a sprocket wheel 62, similar to the sprocket wheel 21. Between the spokes the wheel 62 is provided with notches, any one of which is designed toreceive therein a locking dog 63 which is pivoted, as at 64, to the member 58. Suite means is provided for retaining the dog 63 out of engagement with the notches in the sprocket wheel so that the ground wheel of the machine can travel freely without influencing the sprocket wheel.

It is of course, within the province of the invention to allow the material to drop from the hopper directly onto a roller and thereby employment of the endless conveyor. The roller may be driven directly by the drive wheel.

The nature of the invention is such as to render the same susceptible to changes and modifications, and therefore it is to be understood that I am not to be restricted to the lust rated embodiment of my invention as herein set forth, but may make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with awheeled vehicle and including a rearwardly extending su porting bracket, a division board pivotal y mounted upon said bracket, and means for inclined position downwardly and either forwardly or rearwardly whereby to deflect the material discharged from the conveyor.

rearwardly or forwardl as the vehicle travels over the surface 0 the ground;

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle body mounted on ground engaging wheels of a dischage chute, mounted at the rear end thereof and having an open bottom, the body being adapted to contain material adapted to pass of a chute mounted at the rear end .body adjusting said board to extend the same in wardly into said chute, discharge means located beneath the chute, material located means and a comp a stationary rearwardly extending brae et, a division board pivoted intermediate its ends upon said bracket, a,retaining element carried by the beneath said distributing means and acting asa guide, and a'linkpivotally connected with the lower free edge of said division board and having an elongated slot therein for the accommodation of said .retaining and guide means whereby t sion board may be mounted to extend selectively in rearwardly and downwardly inclined position, depending position, or forand downwardly inclined position. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

- JOHN A. KENNEYJ- and guide means for the beneath said discharge he divi- 

